UNESCO Youth Club of Thessaloniki is a non-profit local youth NGO that was founded in 2004 in Thessaloniki, approved by the Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO. It is directed by a governing board comprised of 7 members elected every three years. The President of the board serves as the legal representative of the Club, while all the members of the board jointly oversee the various activities and govern the Club by establishing broad policies and setting out strategic objectives.   In cooperation with the teachers and the directorates of secondary education, the Club carries out non-formal educational activities concerning the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In addition, since 2016, teh Club has started being engaged in activities promoting social inclusion of young refugees and unaccompanied minors who are accommodated in the urban area of Thessaloniki. Main goal of the club is to support and encourage the young refugees to integrate into the formal education system and other non-formal education activities.